By Jimisayo Opanuga 07 August 2023 | 5:52 pm The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, made this announcement in Lagos on Monday. Areghan said that among the 1,613,733 candidates who participated in the examination, the results of 262,803… WAEC office The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results for the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The Head of WAEC’s Nigeria Office (HNO), Patrick Areghan, made this announcement in Lagos on Monday. Areghan said that among the 1,613,733 candidates who participated in the examination, the results of 262,803 candidates have been withheld due to reported instances of examination malpractice. He added that there has been an improvement in the pass rate of candidates, as a total of 1,361,608 candidates, representing 84.38 per cent, obtained credit and above in a minimum of five subjects with or without English Language or Mathematics. Areghan noted that 1,287,920 candidates, constituting 79.81 percent of the overall candidates, attained credits and above in a minimum of five subjects, encompassing English Language and Mathematics. He also announced that his retirement from the examination body is scheduled for a few weeks from now. 13 mins ago A social and faith-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Citizens for Righteousness and Social Justice (CRJ), has stressed the need for citizens to promote good governance and economic development of Nigeria. 50 mins ago The Senate, yesterday, declined to confirm the nomination of the former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, former deputy governor of Taraba State, Sani Abubakar Danladi and Stella Okotete from Delta State as members of the proposed Federal Executive Council (FEC). 1 day ago President Bola Tinubu’s decision to cede the two ministerial slots from Taraba State to the Muslim community seems not to have gone down well with the Christian community. 1 day ago The Nigerian Senate has confirmed 45 Ministerial Nominees today. Three others yet to be confirmed due to pending security clearance and other reasons 1 day ago Nigerian Senate on Monday delayed the confirmation of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai as minister over security clearance. The Senate approved the appointment of 45 out of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees were confirmed on Monday evening after the upper legislative chamber concluded the screening of the candidates.…
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